as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
it's obvious that he doesn't have a jot of interest in history
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Recent Examples of jot
None of which matters a jot, in practical terms, for guests at The Leinster or any of McKillen’s other hotels that belong to what is now known as The Dean Group.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Jan. 2026
As Orlean jots down that last bit, Laroche looks shocked—but also a little charmed.
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Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
To those that have already made their mind up about migrants and Muslims, Fall’s film won’t make a jot of difference.
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
Any guy who journals, writes, or simply jots down notes will use it forever.
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Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
7 Oct. 2024
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Jan. 2026
As Orlean jots down that last bit, Laroche looks shocked—but also a little charmed.
—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
To those that have already made their mind up about migrants and Muslims, Fall’s film won’t make a jot of difference.
—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
Any guy who journals, writes, or simply jots down notes will use it forever.
—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jot
Noun
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And if that is to be the case, most Chicagoans do not give a damn whether the team goes to Arlington Heights or Hammond.
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In a world of drivers mostly ruled by their corporate sponsors, Busch was an otherworldly talent who simply did not give a damn.
Noun
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His adoration, here as in all things natural, is infectious, although the birds themselves care not a whit for him, and isn’t that part of the wonder, the fun?
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An unconventional structure or new approach bothers them not a whit.
Noun
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This music is often so simplistic—tenth-grade emo-thirst-trap-core with yearning synths, thudding drums, and maybe a lick of guitar—that a machine could do it too.
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Today, upgrading a home isn’t only about a lick of new paint or collectible furniture.
Noun
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Their hoots and hollers drowned Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s explanation of how a title defense fell short.
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Periodically, Spider-Noir is, indeed, a hoot.
Noun
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Their main flaw is that the protagonists rarely display a shred of agency or activity.
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The rest of the band followed his lead, particularly Green, a relentless head-banger, dropping to her knees to become one with the feedback and leaning back into beatific shred-faces.
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“Jot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jot. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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